English grammar practice exercise, for pre-intermediate and intermediate level.
In this exercise you will practise forming the following tenses:
present simple, present continuous, past simple and present perfect simple.
Instructions: Change the tense in each of the following sentences. Use the tense given in brackets:
| Structure of present simple | ||
| positive | negative | question |
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I work in a bank. You work in a bank. We work in a bank. They work in a bank. |
I don't (do not) work. You don't (do not) work. We don't (do not) work. They don't (do not) work. |
Do I work in a bank? Do you work in a bank? Do we work in a bank? Do they work in a bank? |
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He works in a bank. She works in a bank. The bank opens at 9 o'clock. |
He doesn't (does not) work. She doesn't (does not) work. It doesn't (does not) open at 9 o'clock. |
Does he work? Does she work? Does it open at 9 o'clock? |
| Structure of present continuous | ||
| positive | negative | question |
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I'm (I am) reading a book. You're (you are) reading. We're (we are) reading. They're (they are) reading. |
I'm (I am) not reading. You're (you are) not reading. We're (we are) not reading. They're (they are) not reading. |
Am I reading? Are you reading? Are we reading? Are they reading? |
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He's (he is) reading a book. She's (she is) reading a book. It's (it is) raining. |
He's not / he isn't (he is not) reading. She's not / she isn't (she is not) reading. It's not / it isn't (it is not) raining. |
Is he reading? Is she reading? Is it raining? |
| Structure of past simple | ||
| positive | negative | question |
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I arrived yesterday. You arrived yesterday. He/she/it arrived. We arrived. They arrived. |
I didn't (did not) arrive. You didn't (did not) arrive. He/she/it didn't arrive. We didn't arrive. They didn't arrive. |
Did I arrive yesterday? Did you arrive? Did he/she/it arrive? Did we arrive? Did they arrive? |
| Structure of present perfect simple | ||
| positive | negative | question |
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I've (I have) seen him. You've done it. We've been there. They've eaten it. |
I haven't (have not) seen him. You haven't done it. We haven't been there. They haven't eaten it. |
Have I seen him? Have you seen her? Have we finished it? Have they been there? |
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He's (he has) gone. She's (she has) gone. It's (it has) gone. |
He hasn't (has not) gone. She hasn't gone. It hasn't gone. |
Has he been here? Has she finished? Has it gone? |
